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Dead or Alive: Dimensions settled for second this week, a debut not so bad when considering the PSP's install base and that of the much younger Nintendo 3DS. Japanese console gamers didn't shine to first-person puzzler Portal 2, which only managed to sell about 13,000 copies in its first week on the market. Lesson learned: Portal 2 needed more clothes ripping action.

The first place showing of Akiba's Trip managed to unseat former Media Create sales chart champ Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional for the Nintendo DS, which was bumped to third.

In the console war, Japan is still firmly PSP country, with Sony's six and a half year old handheld doing just fine overseas. The hardware list stays pretty static, with the only notable change in the form of the PSP go's dip into double-digit sales territory. Overall, it was a slower week for hardware sales, with every platform seeing a week-to-week dip.